Cuspidor-handling device.



B. R. LE ROY.

CUSPIDOR HANDLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12 1917.

Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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LE ROY, or ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

CUSPIDOR-HANDLING DEVICE.

r l l application filed Mai'chl To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BERNARD R; LE ROY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Zanesville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidor Handling Devices, of which the following is a specification. v

The present invention relates to cuspidor handlingdevices and has for its main Object, the provision of a simpleeffective device for accomplishing the purposes of the invention.

he invention residesin the'p'rovision of a single device consisting of'a cleaning implement and a cu'sp'idor gripping implement closely and so" associated that the device may be rapidly manipulated ,to clean or swab cuspidors and to grasp the latter so that it may be conveyed from place to place without contact with the hand.

The feature ofthe invention is in theprovision 'of a twisted or threaded rod having a swab on' one'end thereof, and in the provision of a pair of gripping tongs on the other end of the" rod normally held open and adapted to be closedmanually, the rod being rotated by a slidable block facili'tatethe swabbing or cleaning of the cuspidor.

Another feature resides in loosely mounting the' i that the latter may be rotated relative thereto, the gripping tongs thus providing a handle for holding the rod in operative position. while being rotated by theslidable block. c

Other features will be apparent from the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure l is a front elevation of the device constructed in accordance with the invention, and illustrating it in the position when it performs the swabbing or cleaning operation,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in section to illustrate the detailed construction and connection of the gripping tongs on the rod,

Fig. 3 is a detail view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the sliding block.

substantially Specification of Letters Patent. 7

thereon so as to gripping tohgs on the rod in order 2.19171 Su -am. 154,250.

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Like characters [denote similar and like parts through'out'the ings; i j i L Referring particularly to the drawings the device constructed in accordance with the invention comprises, in its preferred form, a rod 1 carrying atits lower endabrush member orfswab 2. i wise threaded to be acted upon by the block 3 slidably mounted on the rod l and movable thereon throughout its length. The bore in the block 3 has a tially square as shown at l in Fig. l so as to provide angular walls w'hich will cooperate with the threads on the rod 1 in order that when the block 3 is moved back and forth on the rod, a rotary .lating motion, will be imparted to the rod. Thus, manifestly a swabbing operation of the cuspidors can be accomplished by recip rocating or moving the block 3 back and forth on the rod 1. I e

A handle member for the rod is provided by the grasping means 5 loosely carried on the opposite end of the rod l. The connec-; the grasp ng means '5 and the tion between rod is provided by a sleeve 6 looseupon a reduced portion IT f-the upper end of the rod and a washeror plate 8, is'secured to the. ex,- tremity of the reduced end so as to retain the sleeve 6 upon the rod, the -washer 8 being of a larger diameterthan that of thediam etcroffthe rod 1. s the sleeve 1 6 is loosely mounted, it may be rotated on the reduced end of the rod 1'.

ary tong 9 having a curved jaw a at one end and a tubular extension Z) at the other end and connected together by an intermediate shank portion 0. The tubular member 6 is internally threaded for engagement with the sleeve 6 as shown in Fig. 2. The grasping means 5 also comprises a pivoted tong 10 having a shank portion 0 and a curved jaw a to cooperate with the jaw a of the tong 9. The lower end of the shank of the tong 10 is pivoted within the tubular memher as indicated at 11. It is to be understood that the extension 5 may be tubular or otherwise that will permit the construction herein recited. The shanks c of the tongs are roughened to facilitate the grasping by the hand so that the tongs may be moved together to the position shown in Fig. 2. It will also be seen that when it is desired to use the device for the purpose of cleaning portion thereof substanmotion, or better an oscilspecification and draw:

The rod 1 isjt wistedor other- I i The grasping means comprises a stationthe cuspidor, the roughened shank portions 0 of the tongs are grasped. while the block 3 is reciprocated on the rod 1. The loop member 12- surounds the shanks o of the tongs and its arms are curved in cross section, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to form a casing or retainer for a coil spring 13 disposed between the arms of the loop. It will be noted that with this construction, the spring 13 will move and normally hold the jaws in open position relative to each other and when it is desired to grasp a cuspidor for the purposes of transporting it from place to place, the jaws a of the tongs are placed about the cuspidor and the shank portions grasped by the hand and moved together. It may be found desirable however, to provide a leaf spring between the tongs instead of the means herein shown.

From the foregoing, it will be clear that a novel device is providedwhich will be found most desirable in the cleaning and handling of cuspidors and whose parts are so associated that it may be operated with great facility. It is to be understood that certain changes in the construction combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to that fall within the legitimate scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 2- 1. A cuspidor handling device comprisingin combination with a handle, a curved stationary jaw secured to the handle, a second curved jaw pivotally connected to the handle, a loop formed on the stationary jaw and encircling the pivoted jaw, said loop having its inner faces concaved, and a coil spring received between the two jaws and adapted to be received in the concaved portion of the loop 2. A cuspidor handling device comprising in combination with a handle, a casting secured to the top of the handle and having a topies 0:2 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the nasaaae recess in the top face thereoha curved sta tionary jaw formed integral with the casting, a second'ourved jaw co-acting with the first mentioned jaw, the lower end of the secondtmentioned jaw being received in the recess in the top of the casting, means passing through the casting and end of the second jaw for pivotally connecting the same, and a coil spring received two jaws.

-and held between the r 3. A cuspidor handling device comprising i in combination with a handle having a, sleeve rotatable on one end thereof, a casting 'secured to'the rotatable sleeve, a curved jaw formed integral with the casting, a second curved jaw pivotally connected to the casting and cooperating with the stationary jaw,

a loop formed integral with the stationaryj aw and encircling the pivoted jaw, saidloop having its inner races concaved, and a coil spring received between the jaws and held in the concaved portion of the loop.

i. A cuspidor handling device comprising in combination with a handle having a sleeve rotatable thereon, a casting secured to the sleeve, a curved jaw formed integral with the casting, said curved jaw having a recess therein a second jaw pivotally connected to the casting and provided with a recess in alinement with the recess of the stationary jaw, loop member formed integral with the stationary jaw and encircling the pivoted jaw, and a coil spring received between the two jaws,

the ends of said spring being received in the recesses formed in the aws.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERNARD R. LE ROY, Witnesses: 1 j v J. P. Ln Roy, T. M. Lama oomraissioner ot Latents,

Washington, D, e1 

